I'm from #SouthAfrica. I don't understand much about the US. For example, what is all the fuss you people make about pronouns? I seriously don't get it. You can use any pronoun you want to refer to me. I don't care. Third-person pronouns are used (in English anyway) when the person isn't present - it's incredibly rude to use those pronouns if the person is there in the room with you. So, why does it bother people which ones are used if they're not there?
Or am I missing something?
@Philip It has to do with the pronouns people wish to have used for them.
Gendered pronouns specifically reference someone's gender.
My pronouns are she/her
Non-gendered or nonbinary pronouns are not gender specific and are most often used by people who identify outside of a gender binary. The most common set of nonbinary pronouns is they/them/their
@annecavicchi
Thank you for your kind reply. Appreciated.
My q? is about *using* pronouns, not which ones.
E.g., when you & I talk in person, we would *never* refer to each other using a third-person pronoun. We'd say, "...*you* said this..." etc., i.e., second person.
Third-person pronouns are used only when the person isn't there, e.g., "...and then *she* said this to me..."
So, why the fuss around specifying which pronouns should be used when they'll never be heard by that person?
@annecavicchi
Thank you. I understand the problem a bit better.
I hope you (Americans) are able to find harmony on this issue.
Over and out.
Philip
Anne